During its Monday meeting, the Riley County commission applauded the efforts of the police department for the arrest of 56-year old George Morgan. Morgan, a habitual offender, was booked last week on charges of aggravated burglary and attempted robbery. Only two victims have been identified presently but the damage extends well beyond the first two homes. “He’s responsible for at least 16 residential burglaries during a three to four day period,” police captain Tim Hegarty said. “We don’t know how many he’s been responsible for since he moved back into the community.” Hegarty feels the arrest will go a long way in…
Author: KMAN Staff
Say Road near Wamego Middle School might see a change in speed limit by the end of October. The Pottawatomie County commission met Monday to confront the issue of speeding on the road during school hours. While there was no motion to make the road a school zone, the commission did ask public works director Leu Lowrey to research the matter to see what needs to be done to change the speed limit. The public works department will conduct a survey which will look at traffic counts, speed counts and the number of kids who walk along the road after…
IRVING, Texas (AP) K-State linebacker Tre Walker is the Big 12 defensive player of the week after making three straight tackles inside the 2-yard line as part of the Wildcats’ game-saving goal line stand in a 28-24 win over Miami. Walker wound up with eight tackles for the game. Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden is the league’s offensive player of the week after a record-breaking passing performance in a come-from-behind victory at Texas A&M. Weeden threw for a school record 438 yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to beat the…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southeastern Conference says Texas A&M is set to be join the league next year. The SEC announced Sunday that the move will be effective next July, and says Texas A&M will participate in all sports during the 2012-13 academic year. That gives the SEC 13 members and its first addition since South Carolina and Arkansas in 1992. The Aggies’ defection from the Big 12 had been held up with threatened legal action from Baylor and other schools. The statement released by the SEC did not mention that situation, and spokesman Charles Bloom did not immediately…
Kaitlynn Pelger had 17 kills and 18 digs as K-State won their eighth straight match by sweeping Baylor, 25-19, 25-15, and 25-18 at Ahearn Fieldhouse on Saturday night. Lilla Porubek added 13 kills, and Kathleen Ludwig had 11 in the Big 12 opener for the Cats. Junior setter Caitlyn Donahue also had a double-double with 37 assists and 10 digs. K-State started fast in all three sets, leading 5-0 over Baylor in the 1st, 9-0 in the 2nd, and 10-4 in the decisive third frame. K-State volleyball hits the road again this week for a tough two-match trip to Missouri and…
SAN DIEGO (AP) Eric Weddle intercepted Matt Cassel at midfield with 55 seconds left to preserve the San Diego Chargers’ 20-17 victory over the winless Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Kansas City got the ball back at its 33 with 1:26 left after Philip Rivers was stuffed on fourth-and-1 at the Chiefs 34. Out of timeouts and hoping for a huge upset, Cassel threw for 24 yards to Leonard Pope to get into Chargers territory. On the next play, Cassel, under pressure and backpedaling, threw the ball right to the blitzing Weddle, who signed a $40 million contract in…
The Manhattan city commission will meet Tuesday to review economic development figures from the previous year. Assistant City Manager Jason Hilgers says its been a good year for the city’s workforce. Hilgers was encouraged by the way certain companies like Farrar and Florence Corporation have bounced back after being hit by the economic downturn of 2009. Additionally, some of the companies like GTM Sportswear and Flint Hills Beverage continue to show signs of growth in 2011. Officially, there is only one item on Tuesday’s agenda; however, Hilgers indicated he expects the commission to delve into another issue, the county’s half-cent sales tax. The possibility of…
With the finish line of the Take Charge! Challenge right around the corner, any way to get points helps Manhattan with the chance of beating Lawrence and receiving the award. This past weekend, Westar and the UFM Community Learning Center co-hosted the Home Energy Savings Workshop at the Leadership Studies building on the Kansas State campus. Laura Lutz, Account Manager in Energy Efficiency, talks about the challenge and the standings thus far . Though there was a majority of home owners attending, Kansas State University had some representatives at theworkshop. During the workshop there were hands on demonstrations that allowed people to become…
“Can you hear that train a-coming, coming round the bend”. Those were the sounds coming out of Wamego’s City Park Saturday with the debut of the new Train with 102 year-old Gilbert Wille in the Conductor’s seat. Wille said he’d been looking forward to this day since the old train was taken out of service in 2007. Wille has spent countless hours with the old train that had been in service for over 50 years. He said he kept the old train running for years, when it originally ran on coal and steam, and was later outfitted with a gas…